Bundesliga

November 9, 2012
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    Mainz
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Full-time

Mainz

2 - 1

Nurnberg

Bundesliga

19:30 +00:00, November 9, 2012

Coface Arena

Mainz v Nurnberg: Preview

Team Stat Comparison

Mainz Nurnberg
Matches Played 34 34
Table Position 13 10
Points 42 44
Goal Difference -2 -8
Goals for * 1.3 0.9
Goals against * 1.1 1.6
Last 5 D-L-D-D-L W-W-L-L-L
Last 5 home L-D-L-D-W W-L-L-W-W
Last 5 away D-D-L-L-D W-L-L-D-W
*  Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away club
Stats: Mainz | Nurnberg

Competition Stats

Mainz Nurnberg
Goals Adám Szalai 13 Per Nilsson 6
Assists Nicolai Müller 5 Hiroshi Kiyotake 10
Yellows Nicolai Müller 7 Javier Horacio Pinola 10
Reds Shawn Parker 2 Markus Feulner 1
Squads: Mainz | Nurnberg

Tables

POTEAMPWDLFAGDPts
1
Bayern
 34 29 4 1 98 18 80 91
2
Dortmund
 34 19 9 6 81 42 39 66
3
Leverkusen
 34 19 8 7 65 39 26 65
4
Schalke 04
 34 16 7 11 58 50 8 55
5
SC Freiburg
 34 14 9 11 45 40 5 51
6
Frankfurt
 34 14 9 11 49 46 3 51
7
Hamburg SV
 34 14 6 14 42 53 -11 48
8
Gladbach
 34 12 11 11 45 49 -4 47
9
Hannover 96
 34 13 6 15 60 62 -2 45
10
Nurnberg
 34 11 11 12 39 47 -8 44
11
Wolfsburg
 34 10 13 11 47 52 -5 43
12
Stuttgart
 34 12 7 15 37 55 -18 43
13
Mainz
 34 10 12 12 42 44 -2 42
14
Bremen
 34 8 10 16 50 66 -16 34
15
FC Augsburg
 34 8 9 17 33 51 -18 33
16
Hoffenheim
 34 8 7 19 42 67 -25 31
17
F Düsseldorf
 34 7 9 18 39 57 -18 30
18
SpVgg Fu
 34 4 9 21 26 60 -34 21

From relegation candidates to European hopefuls - a lot can change in the space of a week in the Bundesliga.

Nurnberg head to Mainz knowing that a second successive win after a sequence of five defeats in their previous six games would take them into a share of sixth place, and their coach Dieter Hecking says things are already starting to look up.

"The enjoyment is back again,'' he told reporters. "Our aim is to pick up points in Mainz. We showed the first positive signs in the Wolfsburg game, despite of the pressure we were under.''

That 1-0 victory last weekend was a breath of fresh air for the Bavarians, who responded well after having their exit from Gelsenkirchen blocked by their own fans only a week before following a 1-0 defeat to Schalke.

"The indications are that the majority of the team from the Wolfsburg game will start again,'' announced Hecking at a press conference.

"We had shown signs of improvement already and we must now have the courage to play attacking football.

"If we are solid at the back, then we will have chances and room up front.''

Hecking welcomes Robert Mak back into his squad a few weeks after demoting him to the reserves due to indiscipline while Timothy Chandler is also an option.

Mainz would move above defending champions Borussia Dortmund with a home win, and their coach Thomas Tuchel is relying on the league's joint top goalscorer Adam Szalai tomorrow night.

"Adam is extraordinary,'' he said. "He has taken a huge leap forwards this season.''

The Hungarian has scored eight goals this season, making up for lost time after spending a year sidelined with injury.